Uniform Complaint Procedures - Piedmont Unified School District
Uniform Complaint Procedures - Piedmont Unified School District
Uniform Complaint Procedures - Piedmont Unified School District
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<strong>Procedures</strong><br />
The following procedures shall be used to address complaints which allege that the<br />
<strong>District</strong> has violated federal or state laws or regulations governing educational<br />
programs, as follows:<br />
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Adult Education<br />
Career-Technical Education<br />
Child Development<br />
Consolidated Categorical Aid Programs<br />
Migrant education<br />
Special Education<br />
Child Nutrition programs<br />
Compliance officers shall maintain a record of each complaint and subsequent related<br />
actions, including all information required for compliance with 5 CCR 4632.<br />
All parties involved in allegations shall be notified when a complaint is filed, when a<br />
complaint meeting or hearing is scheduled and when a decision or ruling is made.<br />
Steps for Filing A <strong>Complaint</strong> on Issues of Educational Programs (see above list)<br />
Step 1: Filing of <strong>Complaint</strong><br />
Any individual, public agency or organization may file a written complaint of alleged<br />
noncompliance by the <strong>District</strong>. A complaint may be filed anonymously.<br />
<strong>Complaint</strong>s alleging unlawful discrimination may be filed by a person who alleges that<br />
he/she personally suffered unlawful discrimination or by a person who believes that an<br />
individual or any specific class of individuals has been subjected to unlawful<br />
discrimination.<br />
The complaint must be initiated no later than six months from the date when the alleged<br />
discrimination occurred or when the complainant first obtained knowledge of the facts of<br />
the alleged discrimination. (5 CCR 4630)<br />
The complaint shall be presented to the compliance officer who shall maintain a log of<br />
complaints received, providing each with a date stamp.<br />
If a complainant is unable to put a complaint in writing due to conditions such as<br />
illiteracy or other disabilities, district staff shall help him/her to file the complaint (5 CCR<br />
4600). When 15 percent or more of the students in the school speak a single primary<br />
language other than English, all notices to parents or guardian regarding complaint<br />
procedures shall be in the student’s primary language in addition to English (Education<br />
Code Section 48985; 5 CCR 4620-4652). The fifteen percent shall be determined from
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